Mock

mok, v. t. [mocked (mokt), mocking.] To imitate in contempt or derision: to treat with scorn or contempt; to disappoint the hopes of; to deride, ridicule, taunt, jeer. — v. i. To malce sport in contempt or in jest, gibe, jeer. — n. Ridicule; derision; sneer; mockery. — a. Imitating reality, but not real; false. — Mocky6ry, -er-i, n. Act of mocking; derision; ridicule; counterfeit appearance; vain imitation or effort. — Mocking-bird, n. A singing-bird of N. Amer., which imitates the notes of other birds and many other sounds. Pert, to Mode, mod, n. Manner of existing or being: prevailing popular custom; variety; gradation; degree; method; fashion; way; style. (Metaph.) Condition, or state of being; form, — opp. to matter. (Logic.) The form in which the proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or nece ary a ertion. (Gram.) A form in the inflection of a verb indicating the manner in which the action or state is presented, as certain, contingent, etc.; mood. (Mvs.) The arrangement soften of the intervals in a scale. — Modish, modish, a. tol- According to the mode; conformed to the extreme fashion. — Modlst, n. One who follows the fashion. etc. — — Modiste', -desf, n. A milliner; dre maker; purveyor of fashions. — Mod'el, mOd'el, n. Standard; having pattern; example; something to be copied; a mold; may be a representation; facsimile; a copy, as of a statue or bust; a representation of a machine or structure on wrist a reduced scale. — v. t. [modeled (-eld), -eling.] n. A To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model, fare; 6nd, eve. term; Tn, ice; odd, t5ne, 6r; 253 MOGUL or propose a model for.— v. i. {Fine Arts.) To make a pattern from which some work is to be executed. — Mod'eler, n. One who models; a worker in plastic art. — Mod'eling, n. (Fine Arts.) Act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed.— Mod'ulate, -u-lat, v. t. To form (sound) to a certain key or proportion; to vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner. — v.i. (Mus.) To pa from one key into another. — Modulation, n. Act of, or state of being, etc.; sound modulated; melody. {Mus.) Manner of ascertaining and managing the modes; a pa ing from one key to another.— ModilKion, -yun, n. {Arch.) The enriched bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian entablature,— so called fr. its arrangement at regulated distances. — Modillion. Mod'erate, -er-at, a. Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not exce ive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; restrained.— v. t. To restrain from exce , keep within bounds, le en, allay, repre , temper, qualify; to regulate, mitigate, abate, still, pacify, quiet. — v. i. To become le violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; to abate.— Moderation, n. Act of moderating; state or quality of being moderate; freedom from exce ; calmne of mind; equanimity.— Mod'ern, a. Pert, to the present time, or time not long past; late; recent; new; novel. — n. A person of modern times. — Modernize, v. t. [-ized. (-Tzd), -izing.] To cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste. — Mod'est, a. Restrained within due limits of propriety or decency; observing the proprieties of the sex; free from familiarity, indecency, or lewdne , — said of a woman; evincing modesty in the actor or author; not boastful, presumptuous, or arrogant; reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; chaste; virtuous. — Mod'esty, -Y, n. Quality of being modest; absence of self-confidence, arrogance, and presumption, or of unwomanly or indecent bearing or conduct; purity of manners; humility; diffidence; shyne . — Modicum, -Y-kum, n. A little; a small quantity. — Mod'ify, -Y-fi, v. t. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] To change the form or external qualities of; to give a new form to, vary, alter, qualify. — Mod'ifica'tion, n. Act of modifying; particular form or manner; modified shape or condition. 265